


) The Hakama offered here are made in Japan by our suppliers MATSUKAN and ANSHIN. These 12 Seitei Kata encompass the principles of sword handling are the basis of a system of training that offers significantly challenging yet rewarding study. A Hakama is a wide pleated pants intended for the practice of certain martial arts (Aikido, Kendo, Iaido. Iaido is more philosophically based as well. Iaido is not sport based and uses different equipment.( Gi and Iaito or Mogito (mock sword).

Iaido practitioners obviously don t train with the aim of becoming proficient swordfighters. Answer (1 of 10): Kendo is a sport based practice using specialized equipment (Bogu armor and the fukuro shinai split bamboo sword. The style of Iaido practiced by the Irish Kendo Federation is primarily. While the term 'meditation' is often associated with the practice of Iaido, I think it is an unfortunate choice of words 'intense focus' or 'concentration' are probably much more appropriate. Iaido is a modern Japanese martial art in which practitioners learn the forms of. In 1981 a further 3 Kata were added and again in 2000 another 2 were added bringing the set currently to a total of 12. atypical iaido lesson stressing metsuke or visual focus. In 1952 the Zen Nihon Kendo Renmei (ZNKR), also known as the All Japan Kendo Federation, was founded and in 1968 a technical committee which brought together Iaido leaders created the 7 Seitei Kata (standard forms) drawing mainly upon the techniques of several different Koryu. After the collapse of the Japanese feudal system in 1868 the theory and the practice of these classical disciplines were preserved and became what is known as Koryu (old schools that pre-date the Meiji period) Iaido. Modern Iaido is based upon techniques from the Japanese feudal period enabling swordsman to to be able to defend themselves by quickly drawing their swords and cutting down adversaries in the event of an attack.
